Walter Matthau born Walter John Matthow October 1 1920 July 1 2000 was an American actor comedian and film director He is best known for his film roles in A Face in the Crowd 1957 King Creole 1958 and as a coach of a hapless little league team in the baseball comedy The Bad News Bears 1976 He also starred in 10 films alongside Jack Lemmon including The Odd Couple 1968 The Front Page 1974 and Grumpy Old Men 1993 Matthau won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Billy Wilder film The Fortune Cookie 1966 Matthau is also known for his performances in Stanley Donens romance Charade 1963 Gene Kellys musical Hello Dolly 1969 Elaine Mays screwball comedy A New Leaf 1971 and Herbert Ross ensemble comedy California Suite 1978 He also starred in Plaza Suite Kotch both 1971 Charley Varrick 1973 The Sunshine Boys 1975 and Hopscotch 1980 On Broadway Matthau originated the role of Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple by playwright Neil Simon for which he received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1965 his second after A Shot in the Dark in 1962 Matthau also received two British Academy Film Awards and a Golden Globe Award In 1963 he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in The DuPont Show of the Week In 1982 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Matthau licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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